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ZIP-level NFIRS data

Fires in ZIP 10453

ZIP 10453 recorded 722 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 2,968 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Queens County, NY.

ZIP 10453 FIPS 36081 ZIP-level 5 counties
Total incidents (2025)
722
2,968 across 5 years
Building fires
15
0 wildland
Wildfire risk
16
FEMA NRI · Very Low
Active fires
0
in Queens County
01 Five-year trend

Year over year in ZIP 10453

2,968 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.

YearIncidents 
2021 604
2022 801
2023 650
2024 191
2025 722
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in ZIP 10453?

May peaks. Sep dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.

Jan 265
Feb 277
Mar 204
Apr 292
May 311
Jun 295
Jul 240
Aug 233
Sep 145
Oct 206
Nov 232
Dec 268
03 Top incident types

What kinds of calls lead in ZIP 10453?

Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 10453 across 2021–2025.

#Incident typeCountShare 
1 Cooking fire, confined to container 1,150 38.7%
2 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 914 30.8%
3 Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 207 7.0%
4 Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 183 6.2%
5 Trash or rubbish fire, contained 83 2.8%
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks fires in ZIP 10453?

For the 15 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.

Unintentional
3%
7
Cause undetermined
9%
20
Intentional / arson
1%
2
Equipment / heat source failure
22%
48
Under investigation
65%
140
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
05 Where fires start

Where in the building fires start

NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 10453 fires across 2021–2025.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 30 13.8%
2 Cooking area, kitchen 25 11.5%
3 Other 24 11.1%
4 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 21 9.7%
5 Common room, den, family room, living room, lounge 17 7.8%
6 Switchgear area, transformer vault 17 7.8%
7 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 10 4.6%
8 Vehicle area, other 8 3.7%
9 All other areas 65 30.0%
06 What ignited it

The leading heat sources here

NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 110 50.7%
2 Heat source: other 36 16.6%
3 Arcing 30 13.8%
4 Heat from powered equipment, other 12 5.5%
5 Hot or smoldering object, other 5 2.3%
6 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 4 1.8%
7 Cigarette lighter 4 1.8%
8 Heat spread from another fire, other 3 1.4%
9 All other sources 13 6.0%
08 Cities in this ZIP

Most active cities in ZIP 10453

Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 10453.

#City5-yr incidents 
1 New York 2,968
10 Also served by

ZIP 10453 crosses 5 counties

Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.

CountyStateWeight 
Bronx County NY 0.50 FIPS 36005
Kings County NY 0.50 FIPS 36047
New York County NY 0.50 FIPS 36061
Richmond County NY 0.50 FIPS 36085
11 Current conditions

Right now in 10453

The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.

About ZIP-level data

NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 2,968 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.